Creativity and Community Based Participatory Research

October 28th, 2011 by smcbride

Creativity and Community Based Participatory Research Make Life with Bipolar Disorder Worth Living

An article by team member, Sara Lapsley, has been featured in the fall edition of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation/Readpation Psychosociale (PSR/RPS) newsletter. In the article, Sara writes about her personal involvement with our community based participatory research and her recent experiences during our spring creativity consultation events. PSR/RPS is committed to promoting, supporting and strengthening community-oriented rehabilitation services and they publish a quarterly newsletter across Canada.

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